Eurovision proposes new rules to tackle mass voting
Summary
The Eurovision Song Contest organizers want to change the voting rules to stop large campaigns that push people to vote many times for one contestant. They plan to move voting fully online and require voters to pick their top three favorites instead of voting multiple times for the same act. These changes come after concerns about political influence in voting, especially following Israel’s voting campaign in 2025.Key Facts
- Currently, viewers can vote up to 10 times for their favorite act by phone, text, or online.
- The European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which runs Eurovision, proposes moving voting completely online.
- The new rule would require voters to choose their top three acts, rather than voting many times for one contestant.
- The change aims to reduce political or block voting, which some see as affecting the contest’s fairness.
- Israel’s 2025 contestant received many votes due to calls from Israeli government social media accounts asking fans to vote multiple times.
- The EBU reduced the max votes to 10 in 2026 and warned Israel’s broadcaster to stop encouraging mass voting.
- The UK already uses online-only voting for Eurovision.
- Israeli company Moroccan Oil ended its sponsorship of Eurovision after six years, with no reason given.
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